Photographic enlarging apparatus



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a/ I yepfor By Affor ey Patented Aug. 1, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,168,190 PnoToGaAPmc ENLARGING APPARATUS Ferdinand Busse, Munich, Germany,

mesne assignments, to Agfa Binghnmton, N. Y.,

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aware assignor, by Ansco Corporaw a corporation of Del- Application December 3, 1937, Serial No. 17 7,961

In Germany December 4, 1936 5 Claims.

The present invention relates to a photographic enlarging apparatus.

One of its objects is to-simplify the manipulation necessary in photographic enlargement in order that photographic negatives may be correctly enlarged in the shortestpossible time.

Further objects will be seen from the detailed description following hereinafter. Reference is made to the accompanying drawings in-which Figure 1 is a sectional side view of an enlarging apparatus in position for to be enlarged,

Figure 2 is a Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a side view of plan of the lever mechanism of the enlarging apparatus in the printing position, with a tensioning and release device for the exposure clock.

In accordance with the invention the means for examining the negative to be enlarged and for holding, exposing and electing the photographic material to be exposed are all controlled mm a single controlling device. The controlling device may, for example, be a shaft provided with a lever operated by hand or foot and with cranks, cams, levers and switches whereby the parts necessary for the enlarging operation, for example the ground glass, the printing light, the holding plate and the like are controlled. 7

The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings. 1

The light from the source of light i passes through a heat screen 21 and a condenser 2 and falls on the negative 4 carried in the frame 3. The negative 4 is held firmly pressed against the frame 3 by a holding plate 5 during the printing operation; during the choice'of the negative the plate 5 bears loosely thereon. An enlarged picture of the negative is projected by the objective 5 on the ground glass screen I where it can be comfortably viewed by the operator sitting in front of the apparatus. The screen 1 is fixed to a holding plate 8 which serves to press the photographic material (for example paper) 9 to be exposed against the frame l0 lying in the plane of the picture. A finger H holds the paper 9 fast as the plate 8 is-pushed against the frame ID. The screen 1 and plate 8 are mounted at an angle to one another in a support on the lever IS. The shaft l6 also carries a cam examining the negative which presses the holding plate 5 onto the negative 4 by a pin 2| and lever 5a, against the action of a spring 22. Another cam 23- on the shaft l6 bears against a lever-24 turning on a pin 25. The lever 24 operates a rod 28 on which a screen 21a for scattering the light and the heat screen 21 are mounted. According to the position of the handle ll either the screen 21a or the filter 21 is placed in the path of the printing light. A sector 28 is also mounted on the shaft it; it carries two mercury switches 29 and 35.

According to the position of the handle ll a resistance 35 is switched in (Figure 1) or out (Fig ure 3) of the circuit of the lamp i. A bracket 32 on the lever i4 tensions the exposure clock 3% by 15 a rod 33 and releases at the appropriate instant for the exposure by the pawls 35 and 3t.

The enlarging apparatus operates as follows: The negative 4 is placed between the holding plate 5 and the frame 3 and is moved until the 29 desired enlarged picture ap ears on the round glass 1. This position is shown in Figure 1. The corresponding position of the handle I7 is shown in chain lines. At this position of the handle H and of the switch 30 the resistance 3| is included in the circuit of the lamp Lso that the latter does not glow at its 'full strength. Furthermore the lever 24 is raised by the cam 23. so that the heat screen 21 lies in the beam of light. The optical arrangement of the apparatus is now such that the illumination is adjusted and less voltage is used, thus lengthenin the life of the lamp. and

that heat is absorbed from. the li ht falling on the condenser. The holding plate 5 which is' controlled from the shaft l6 bv the cam 20 and the rods 5a and 2| is raised against the action of the spring 22 from the ne ative 4. so that the film can be moved in its film gu des. By" the lever rods l2l9 the ground glass screen 1 is held in the plane 01' the p cture while the holdin table 8 has the position shown in'Fi ures 1 and 2. The finger II is p ssed by the rods l2' l9 against the paper 9 or the table 8 as soon as the handle I1 is moved in the direction oppos te to that of the arrow A. By this movement the lamp I is switched right off owing to the break ng of the mercury thread in the switch 30 and is later given the full voltage owing to theshort circuiting of the resistance 3| by the switch 29, as shown in Figure 3. Furthermore owing to the cams 20 and 23 the scattering screen 21a takes the place of the heat screen 21 and the plate 5 is pressed hard, against the negative l-so that now the enlarging apparatus is operated with scattered light. Meanwhile the ground glass screen 55 1 and the holding plate 8 have adopted the position shown in Figure 3 and the exposure clock 34 has been tensioned by the'rod 33 pressed down by the bracket 32. The pawl 35 is so formed that its point can move over the point oi! the lever 38. At the moment when-the relative positions are reversed the clock automatically starts and runs for the length ,0! timeior which it has been adjusted. .When the exposure is complete, the handle" is moved in the direction .of the arrow A (Figure 1) beyond the starting position, .whereby the plate 8 is tilted (as shown in dotted lines) source of light and the photographicniaterial from said platen.

I ed. between the negative I light, a ground glass projection screen, in position :to receive light'transmitted by a negative supmeans ing' the pressure plateof light striking the negative,

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said platen and a,

moving said ground glass projection screen out a of the path of the light transmitted by said. negaplaten into the position previsaid projection screen, actuatsaid' negative holder, moving said heat screen put'of the th of the increasing the h lumination of said light to'copying strength and actuating the means for releasing tive, moving the ously occupied by source of 2, In a photographic enlarging apparatus, a negative holder comprising a pressure plate, a source of light and meansfor varying the illumination thereof, a heat screen movably mountholder and the source of ported in the negative holder, a platen, a means for releasing photographic material from said platen and a single shaft provided with means for tive, moving the platen moving said ground glass projection screen out of the path of the light transmitted by said negainto the position previsaid projectionscreen, actuatplate or said negative holder, moving said heatscreen out of the path of the light striking the negative, increasing the i1- lumination of said source of light to copying strengthand actuating the means for releasing the photographic material iroln said platen.

3. In a photo'g ously occupied by ing. the pressure raphic enlarging apparatus, a negative holder comprising a pressure plate, a source of light and means for varying the illumination thereof, a heat screen movabl'y mounted between the negative holder and the l ght, a ground glass projection screen.in-posi-' source or tion to receive light transmitted bya negative supported in the neg tiveholder, a pivotally connected therewith, aneans forreieas 1 ng photographic material from said platen and a) single shaftprovided with means-for moving. said the means for releasing '.light, a ground tion previously A platen.

negative holder, [source of light and holder, moving said heat ground glass projection screen out o! the path of the light transmitted by said negative, moving the platen intothe position previously occupied by said projection screen, actuating the pressure plate 01' said negative holder, moving said heat screen out of the path of the light striking the negative, increasing the illumination of said source of light to copying strength and actuating the photographic material from said platen 'I 4; In a photographic enlarging" apparatus, a negative holder comprising a pressure plate, a source of light and means for varying th'e il-. lumination thereof, a heat screen movably mount-' ed between the negative holder and the source of light and. connected to a screen forscattering glass projection screen in posilight transmitted by a negative supported in the negative holder, a platen pivotally connected ther with, a means for releastion to receive ing photographic material from said platen and said ground glass projection screen out of the path of the light transmitted by said negative and simultaneously moving the platen into the posiiedj bysaid projection screen by means of said pivotal mounting, actuating the pressure plate of said negative holder, moving said heat screen out of and said screen forlscattering light into the path of light the negative, increasing the illumination of said source' or light to copyi s ength'and actuating the means for releasing the photographic material from said 5. In a photographic enlar ap aratus, a comprising a :{r essure plate; a

in means for varying the i1- luminati'on thereof ,a heat screen movably mounted between the negative holder and the source of light and. connected to a screen for scattering light, a ground glass projection screen in posi tion to receive light transmitted by a negative supported in the negative holder, a platen piv-' otally connected therewith, a .flnger adapted to hold photographic material onto said platen, a, means ior tilting'said platen to release said photographic material therefrom, 'an exposure clock and a single shaft provided with means for screen out oi the path of the light transmitted by said negamoving said ground glass projection tive and simultaneously moving'the platen into the position previously-occupied by said projection screen by means of said pivotal'mountiiig, actuating the pressure .plate oi. said negative I screen out of and said screen for scattering light into the and saidsingle shaft and actuating'ithemeans for tilting said platen to the' pho material.

5 I, path of light. striking the-negativei actuating said exposure action of means connected tosaid exposure cloclr I I aphic' nussrz. 

